Watch the amazing peacock spider – they use colourful displays to attract mates.

Another 7 peacock spiders were recently discovered and described spider scientist Jurgon Otto.This spider is a male Maratus speciosus (Coastal peacock spider) and this is its way to appeal to a potential female mate (the brown spider at the end). It is approximately 4 mm in length and inhabits coastal dunes near Perth in Western Australia.